New work by Richard Johnson

I had the pleasure of writing about two new bodies of work by the Toronto photographer Richard Johnson, who is well known for his documentation of the home-grown architecture of ice fishing huts, which take shape each winter on Canada’s waterways. Now, he's wandered closer to home, toward the visible fabric of urban life. One series, Allegro, captures the liquid-like reflections of curtain walls, while the other, Jeté, presents the Eiffel Tower in a scrambled arrangement of sky and wrought iron.

"This series slides beyond the bounds of a single frame and into illusionistic space, where the viewer’s eye can’t help but bounce across each image in an attempt to shuffle an abstract puzzle back into its logical order. So much is happening. Beyond the scrambled tower itself, there is the sky, the time of day, the sparkle, shimmer and glare of artificial light. This unrestrained energy befits the series’ title Jeté – ballet’s most show-stopping move."

Both series are on view as of June 13, 2019, at 56 The Esplanade in Toronto.